PGY-3 Curriculum
The third year emphasizes outpatient experiences and progressive supervision of the first- and second-year residents.
Third Year |
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| Two Months | One Month | One Month | One Month | One Month | |
| FM Inpatient Service Dayshift/NF – MHH |
Inpatient FM Service LBJ Hospital |
Orthopedics | Dermatology | Sports Medicine | |
| One Month | One Month | One Month | One Month | One Month | One Month |
| Elective 4 | Elective 5 | Elective 6 | OB Nights/Clinic | Pedi Out 1 | Pedi Out 2 |
| Continuity Clinic: three half-days per week | |||||
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- Pediatrics Outpatient 1 & 2 (two months)
One month of outpatient care at UTPB with no call. One month of outpatient care at the LBJ Pedi out clinic with no call. - Dermatology (one month)
- Provides the resident with an opportunity to recognize and treat acute and chronic skin conditions. Residents will become skilled in the skin exam, develop skills in educating patients regarding sun exposure and other skin-related issues, and learn appropriate indications for dermatology referral.
- FM Inpatient MHH (two months)
Management of patients admitted to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center from the UTPB Center for Family Medicine. Final opportunity to ‘fine-tune’ private practice skills. Call every 7th night. Continuity clinic one-half day per week. - FM Inpatient LBJ Hospital (one month)
The third-year resident supervises two PGY-2 residents on LBJ Hospital admissions from Family Medicine service. Admissions come from many of the Harris County Hospital District Clinics, including our two continuity clinics, as well as directly from the Emergency Room. - Sports Medicine (one month)
Residents enjoy this rotation that gives them an opportunity to rotate with the UTHealth Orthopedic Surgery Department. This experience includes diagnosis and treatment of common sports-related injuries. The resident also gains valuable rehab experience at the Roger Clemens Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance at Memorial Hermann. - Orthopedics (one month)
- To enhance the residents’ ability to diagnose and treat the most common surgical and non-surgical orthopedics conditions commonly found in the Family Medicine setting.
Be able to accurately describe radiologic findings in fractures and dislocations.
Become comfortable interpreting musculoskeletal MRI. - Electives (three months)
Choose from a wide variety of rotations and experiences. Popular rotations include Procedures, Outpatient Neurology, Endocrinology and Women’s Health, Radiology, Hyperbaric Medicine, ER, and Nephrology, to name a few. - OB Nights/Clinic
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- Pediatrics Outpatient 1 & 2 (two months)